TSA workers find Ruger SR9c at Nashville airport

6:45 PM,
Jan. 3, 2014

File photo of a Ruger 9mm.

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The Tennessean

Transportation Security Administration workers found the first firearm of 2014 at National International Airport this morning -- a Ruger SR9c and two empty magazines in a piece of carry-on luggage.

A TSA release offered no further details but said fines for bringing weapons to airport security checkpoints can range from $250 up to $11,000. The TSA intercepted an average of 35 firearms per week in 2013.